News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.
M CRRISVILLE,
RELIGIOUS SERVICES

| UNIV ERSALlST CHURCH--ReV. r. f.. Healey
Pastor. Services commence at l0.45 A. NJ.
| CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.--Rey. W, A
Bushee, Pastor. Services commence atl0.45A N
NJ E. CHURCH.-Rev. w. II. Hyde, Pastor
Services commence at 1870 A. NJ.
They make fine syrup at the Nal
vern farm; our testimony for it.
Louie Joslyn has had another at
tack of hemorrhage and is not expec
ted to live.
MIR. Frank L. Beardsley, of West
Broom, P. O., is engaged with I. A
White & Co.
Mrs. J. T. Jewett, who has been
very sick for some time past, died thi:
"wednesday forenoon.
Mrs. Crane, mother of Mrs. Am
MuAson. was taken suddenly. ill last
week aud is quite indisposed yet.
George Clark has been confined &c
the house for several days, threatened
with fever, but is on the gain.
Monroe Green went to Barre Fri
day, where be has engaged for year
in the bakery, at an advance of wages.
We copy this week a communica-
ton from Judge Poland to the Omaha
Republican, which will be found inter-
esting.
The annual spring examination of
teachers for the town of Morristown
will be held at the Academy Satur-
day, April 23d, beginning at 8 a. m.
The new concert orchestra of Nor
risville, under the leadership of w. 1.
Paul, assisted by members of Paul
Brothers orchestra, will give con-
cert at the Town Hall, On Wednesday
evening, April 81. See posters.
w. NJ. Scott. of Cambridge. was
in town Thursday. He has recently
invented an arrangement for heating
ears by steam to be taken from the
engine. The plan looks we'll on paper
and good judges speak favorably of it.
Did you notice ED Stone when
the boys were trying to work the en-
CINE the other day? He stood over
on the railroad track, twenty rods
away. He noticed Gle when he
picked up the nozzle and moved right
off.
The textbooks furnished by the
State for the common schools are
ready for distribution, and district
clerks will save the town expense and
the Superintendent considerable trou-
Tile by calling at the office of Hendee
& Fisk and procuring them.
A CARD.-We desire, through your
columns to thank our friends and
neighbors and the singers and bear
ers for their kindness and assistance
during the sickness and burial OF our
BERTHE. May God reward them.
Mr.. AND MRS. A. B. RAND,
MRS. AND MRS. A. Z. BURKE.
Herman E. Holbrook, son of DIR.
E. J. Holbrook, of this place, until
recently in the employ of Slayton &
Boynton, of Boston, had severe at
tack of hemorrhage last week, which
necessitated his return home. He ar
rived here Saturday in company with
his father who went after him.
and is doing well, with every prospect
of an immediate recovery. Mr.. Hol-
brook was an enterprlsing young man,
bad secured good job and was liked
by bis employers, and his friends
will be sorry to hear of his misfor-
tune.
The Reading Club will meet on
Monday evening, April 20, with Miss
Bell Hall. All members and friends
of the club are invited to be present.
Following is the programme: 1st,
secretary's report; I'd, song by Miss
Hall; Sd, reading of the 9th and 9th
chapters of "Our Mutual Friend" by
Misses Noyes and Healey, and b lief
synopsis of the preceding chapter to
be given by Miss Noyes; 4th recess
9Th, Duet by Mrs. Churchill and Miss
Healey; 9th, study in pronunciation ;
9TH, spelling match; 9Th, piano solo,
Miss Healey.
S. L. Gates informs us that there
are now living in town eleven persons
who have passed their eighty-fifth
year, as follows Mrs. Hannah Gates,
Mrs. Fanny Ellis, Mrs. Nelson Slo-
cum, Mrs. David Thomas, Mrs. Jesse
Moves, Mrs. Warren GoodelI, David
Gilbert, Warren Spaulding, Dexter
Place, Israel Hale, Morris Cole. Mrs
! Hannah Gates is the oldest person
/ being in her Goth year. Daniel Gil
bert is the oldest man, being nearly
SO. Morris Cole has lived in town
longer than any other person. AL
are still bright and active. Eden has
resident (name not given) who
passed her 1OOth birthday during the
winter.
Another man gone wrong. This
time it was our esteemed townsmar
Cheney, chairman of the board o.
listers. He made arrangements to &C
to Underhill Tuesday morning, kissed
his wife good bye, thought of the un'
certainty of life on a railroad train
buttoned up his coat and started lei
surely along. About this time the
train whistled in, with Cheney one
fourth of a mile away. He quickeneC
his pace and by the time lie reached
Portland street had worked himself
into a Waitsield stride, a la Earle
style. 1t is sweet TO see a man run
for recediDg train. 1t is one Of
those operations that will be ever fresl
and pleasant to all except the mar
who carries the valise. Well, Cheney
got there-that Is, to the depot, ant